Workmen's advocate. (New Haven, Conn.) 1883-1891, 1887-10-22


speech to the jury practically admit
ted this when he declared that can
archy and socialism were on trial"
In this condition the case was given
to the jury, and their verdict was al
most universally admitted to be the
result of the intense prejudice which
existed against anarchy.
In fact, after the verdict, the
newspapers of Chicago admitted that
it was verdict against anarchy and
socialism (and gloried in it as such),
rather than finding of murder.
But while the case went to the
jury in this chaotic condition, with
not single criminal charge substan-
tiated, it comes from the supreme
court complete in every detail. Eve
ry weak point has been made strong.
Every vestige of favorable testimony
has been left out, while that which
was wanting to sustain the prosecu-
tlon in the lower court has been sup
piled. Testimony which had been
proven false is made to appear in the
Estrongest possible light against the
condemned men. Even new testi-
mony has been manufactured and
placed in the report of the supreme
| judges.
The Tibunc may well cry, "Read
the decision," for if the evidence
there given were true no honest man
would doubt the guilt of the anarch-
lists. But it is false; UNANIMOUSLY,
diabolically false, and it is my pur-
pose in this article to prove its falsi-
tY by the record of the trial.
Some one has been guilty of delib-
crately falsifying the record. Some
one has manufactured evidence for
the purpose of numbering innocent
men. Who are the guilty parties?
No one had possession of the rec
ords except Grinnell and the supreme
judges. The people Of this country
may well hesitate in making such
grave charges against the chief ad-
ministrators and Interpreters of the
laws. Yet the stubborn proof re-
mains that the record Was changed.
Whoever did it, depend upon it, it
was done at the instigation of that
body of conspirators who are seeking
to undermine free institutions and
whose willing tools are the Grinnclls
and the Garys.
How specious is the reasoning of
this " honorable body" They as
sert that the defendants "formed
common purpose to aid and cncour-
age the murder of the policemen
among whom the bomb was thrown"
| Wherein was this proven? | defy
anyone to point to a single particle
of evidence tending to show that any
of the defendants encouraged the
murder of policemen" It was clear
ly shown that, while some of the
more radical and revolutionary So
cialists We're actively preparing for
the social revolution, yet not one of
them was so foolish as to believe it
would or could occur at that time or
by the explosion of single bomb.
Waller was the principal witness
for the State in regard to the "con-
spiracy" to blow up station houses
and make an onslaught on the po-
lice. Waller, who figured in the
role of an informer, and who admit
ted on cross examination that he had
been threatened and finally bribed to
appear as a witness against his for
mer comrades. He it was who tes-
titled as to the proceedings at the
Monday night meeting in Grelf's
basement. 1t is evident that the su-
preme court considered that meet
ing, in its bearing upon the Hay
market tragedy, as one of the most
important events. According to
these honorable gentlemen the
plan of the entire conspiracy"
was there given out and adopted,
and the awful events of the follow
ing night were planned. And upon
what do they base this broad asser-
tion? Let us see.
Waller testified on, direct examin-
alton, that on Monday evening a
meeting of the armed section of the
groups was held at 81 West Lake
street. That Engel then and there
submitted plan for destroying the
police stations and attacking the po-